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Cimbergo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Brescia, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Guglielmo Marconi 1, Cimbergo.

Cimbergo, rock art village in the Valle Camonica

The rock carvings of the Valle Camonica are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and some of them lie within Cimbergo, in the nature reserve the municipality shares with Ceto and Paspardo. The village sits high on the valley side at around 850 metres, with its stone houses, the remains of its castle and woods climbing towards the mountains. The Oglio valley floor, with the valley road and railway, lies below.

Buying in Cimbergo means living in a mountain village with steep lanes and houses built against each other. Homes in the centre are often on several levels, with thick walls and narrow access; some are second homes. The climate zone is F, the coldest, so insulation and heating should be assessed before anything else.

In 2023 there were 535 residents, down 4.8% on 2011. The population is older than in the province: an average age of 50.2 against 45.4, with over-65s at 32.3% against 22.8% in the province of Brescia. Foreign residents account for 1.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The province of Brescia has municipalities in seismic zones 2 and 3. Cimbergo is in zone 3, like 153 of the 205 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.068 g. In stone houses built against one another, ask about work on roofs and floors and how the house is joined to its neighbours.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps cover the municipality and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On an Alpine slope the exact spot matters, and the report checks landslides and watercourses on the official maps for the address.

Key points

  • Valle Camonica village with UNESCO rock art.
  • Stone village at about 850 metres, steep lanes.
  • Over-65s at 32.3%, against 22.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.068 g.

Overview

Cimbergo is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 535 residents, among the smallest in the province (194 of 205).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cimbergo is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (153 of 205) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.068 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 4.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cimbergo declared an average taxable income of 23,462 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cimbergo is in climate zone F, with 3,425 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 850 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cimbergo has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Cimbergo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.2% of the land in Cimbergo, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cimbergo is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Cimbergo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cimbergo: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Cimbergo are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 5 inhabited census areas in Cimbergo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.6%
  • good 99.4%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 017054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.